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Almost There … But Not Quite There …
Posted on 30 Oct 2013 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

On October 7, 2013, when the Supreme Court of the United States announced a number of procedural decisions regarding which cases it would review, there was a conspicuous absence from the list: Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA, 684 F. 3d 102... Read More

Tags: Tailoring Rule , Clean Air Act , Tailpipe Rule , climate chamge , greenhouse gases , endangerment rule

EPA Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements Maintain Focus on Largest Emitters
Posted on 3 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

Steps to streamline process will ease burden on state and local permitting authorities WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will not revise greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting thresholds under the Clean Air... Read More

Tags: carbon dioxide , GHG , Climate Change , clean air , Tailoring Rule , Prevention of Significant Deterioration , permitting requirements , Clean Air Act , emission controls , greenhouse gases , EPA

Will the Federal GHG Tailoring Rule Extend To Cap and Trade?
Posted on 16 May 2011 by Marc Karell

By Marc Karell, Founder and Principal, Climate Change & Environmental Services Earlier this year the World Resources Institute and other organizations issued a report providing ways for the federal government to implement a cap and trade program... Read More

Tags: power plant emissions , AB-32 , RGGI , Tailoring Rule , New Source Performance Standards , Clean Air Act , cap and trade , National Ambient Air Quality Standards , greenhouse gases , EPA

Marten Law: Washington State Decision Excludes Bioenergy-Based GHG Emissions From Clean Air Act Permit Requirements
Posted on 5 Jul 2011 by Svend Brandt-Erichsen

By Svend Brandt-Erichsen, Partner, Marten Law PLLC "An administrative hearings board in Washington State has rejected calls for further assessment of climate impacts from a cogeneration project that will burn woody biomass to generate electricity... Read More

Tags: Svend Brandt-Erichsen , carbon dioxide , Climate Change , bioenergy , Tailoring Rule , Clean Air Act , cogeneration , greenhouse gases , biomass , EPA